Systems Engineer

Start Date: 1993-01-01End Date: 1998-01-01

Supported classified projects for a DoD agency with responsibility for subsystem level requirements review and the application of the results of the requirements analysis to the design, integration and test of state-of-the-art SIGINT telecommunications collection and processing systems. Required to obtain and maintain current knowledge of the multiple facets of modern digital communications systems and signals and apply that knowledge in his design and test efforts. Provided in-depth technical support to the documentation and training people assigned to his projects.

lead systems engineer

Start Date: 1993-01-01End Date: 1995-01-01

for a design build team and co-lead systems engineer on a second for the 2000 Program. Utilized Structured Analysis and Object Oriented Analysis to determine system engineering problem domains involved in the design of automated management information system (MIS), using Requirements Driven Design 100 (RDD-100) System Engineering Tool. Defined system requirements, traced requirements to functional behavior or abstract object type and allocated the functions to specific hardware and software components of the MIS. Conducted real time simulation of overall MIS, using RDD-100, briefed the customer on system development through various control gates of production, and assisted in the development of user documentation for the MIS. Also designed story boards, and co-authored sections of proposals.

IT-Specialist - Defense Information Systems Agency

Timestamp: 2015-07-25

Federal IT Specialist with over Ten years Tech support /Tech support experience in Windows environment for the U.S. Government Contracts. To obtain a position that offers career growth and upward mobility.

Joint Chiefs of Staff

Start Date: 2005-09-01End Date: 2007-04-01

Senior Systems Network administrator

• Managed DOD GCCS-J accounts from unclassified to Top Secret networks. • Assist with voice and data communications support for an exercise facility involving a variety of Local Area Networks (LANs), the Wide Area Network (WAN) connection and the internal telecommunications systems. • Assist with the network connectivity for multiple local area networks operating in a multi level security environment providing real world and exercise support. • Perform and coordinate cable changes with systems administrators. • Used vmserver to perform backups of dell poweredge physical servers. • Install and terminate data cabling using shielded and unshielded twisted pair as well as fiber optic cable terminating in patch panels and assists with the installation of new network cabling within the building. • Research and purchase of network supplies and equipment. • Maintain a base line inventory of tools, cable and supplies for installations and repairs. • Performed monthly update documentation and mechanical drawings for the Network layout. • Configured TCP/IP address • Used FTP File Transfer Protocol for sending and receiving data. • Exercised INFOSEC on daily basis while sending and receiving messages. • Implemented new system hardware and software and develops local operating procedures. • Applied automation and communications methods and techniques, making recommendations relative to the validity of new requirements and the optimal approach for implementation. Interchange computer internal parts such CD Rom and hard drives etc. • Daily duties included setting up pc domain accounts and Email accounts using APM (Account Profile Manager) and Active Directory. • Tested cable fiber. • Telnet to servers to turn on and off ports. • Assisted with installation of terminals and associated hardware. • Provided system support, to include: Microsoft Windows administration, network administration & support (Ethernet, ATM), and network protocols (TCP/IP). • Developed and maintained configurations for workstations, peripherals, and cabling (Fiber and CAT V). • Provided client assistance support for the installation and set-up of computers. • Provided support in hardware, software, and/or network problem identification and resolution. • Established and maintained user accounts, maintain hardware, hardware/software installation, printer support, basic computer/network/printer troubleshooting. • Assisted with firewall maintenance, system backups and data transfer.

PROJECT MANAGER

Start Date: 1990-10-01End Date: 2005-11-01

(2004 – 2005): Tasked by senior management to provide support on the Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) J6F Information Technology Infrastructure (DLA) SEAT Management contract. Responsibilities included providing team lead management, support and oversight of five staff project managers and generation of customer request for proposals, labor costs, and bill of material lists in support of customer requirements. Performed overall project planning, project lifecycle cost analysis, resource management, site surveys and installation of small, medium, and large projects. Accomplishments: • Standardized proposal development guidelines and created proposal templates increasing proposal efficacy and decreasing proposal delivery time to the customer • Developed repeatable processes for the Configuration Control and Technical Review Board increasing network implementation upgrade success • Established project processes to reduce required level of effort • Performed System Integration Testing • Change and Control Board (CCB) Secretary and conducted CCB approval meetings (2002 – 2004): Selected to work on the Department of Army Information Technology Agency (ITA) Network Pentagon Infrastructure (NISA-P) contract. Responsibilities included customer interface, project life cycle management, project planning, and project cost analysis and resource management of all small, medium, and large Air Force and Special Interest projects within the Pentagon and DC Metro area. • Created and managed the ITA / NISA-P $42M contract accounting work breakdown structure which monitored and reduced firm fix priced project costs against required performance based tasks • Requested by Project Management Center of Excellence (PMCE) to mentor project management personnel which reduced duplication of efforts and manpower costs • Mentored project managers and government personnel in project planning, resource planning, cost analysis, project development providing the program and customer improved and standardized program portfolio and project access and monitoring capabilities (2000 – 2002): Recruited to establish the Commercial Wireless Group. As a result hired 12 employees and obtained a budget of $5M. Performed group management and project management of over twenty individual projects. Managed and deployed designed solutions in fifteen countries for the Sprint 10GigaBit IP International backbone network. • Created sales presentations to solicit additional project opportunities which increased group revenue by twenty percent • Created test guidelines and procedures which reduced initial burn in equipment failure rates • Established shipping procedures to remote countries reducing labor and freight forwarding costs (1990 – 2000): Established the International Wireless Division, totaling 64 employees with a budget of $23M. Performed Program Management oversight for the following contracts: Department of Navy Puerto Rico Area Wideband System (PRAWS) 33-site Digital Microwave Radio network; Army (Fort Knox, Fort Carson, Fort McCoy); 24 x 7 Operations and Maintenance; US Coast Guard UHF/VHF Radio backbone; and the US District Courts Puerto Rico Nortel PBX. • Identified and developed out of scope and follow up project add-on opportunities which resulted in additional program revenue of $1M dollars • Performed network design, site surveys, network installation and developed system cutover plans and procedures for the Puerto Rico Area Wideband Area Microwave network, US Coast Guard VHF Radio, and US Courts PBX systems • Designed and installed a 24 x 7 Network Operations and Maintenance Center unifying multiple programs to be monitored by a single entity • Established guidelines and implemented procedures providing network users with immediate maintenance response increasing customer satisfaction • Engineered and implemented automated network monitoring capabilities to reduce labor requirements • Developed System Test and Acceptance Guidelines for the successful implementation of the Navy Wide Area Network (WAN)

Consultant at Tenant Internet Services, Inc

Timestamp: 2015-05-21

Desire a position in Systems/Network Administration, networking and hardware support. Background includes 12 years professional and 3 years University and internship experience in networking administration and troubleshooting. Familiar with MS-DOS, MS-WINDOWS, UNIX, VAX, VMS, WINDOWS, as well as different types of UNIX systems, such as LINUX, SOLARIS, SUN/OS, DEC OSF/1, HP-UX, and SGI INDY. Twelve (12) years of experience troubleshooting computer hardware and software failures; analyzed for errors and made repairs as needed. Maintained over 90 computers on several networks, and performed security administration. Created and maintained an Intranet INDEX system for operations information and reference. Installed and maintained Internet services for four different residential buildings.Hardware Operating Systems PC ARCHITECTURE SWITCHES, DSL MODEMS, WIRELESS ROUTERS, (Planet, Versatek) DSLAM (Versatek and others) SONICWALL FIREWALL (TZ-170, NSA 240) VALUPOINT NC-3500, NC-3560

Consultant

Start Date: 2006-11-01

Installed and resold Internet services to condo and apartment buildings. Configured and set up DSL modems for Internet usages. Responsible for wiring, toning the unit from the Phone Box Exchange to our DSLAM for Internet usages. Responsible for monitoring bandwidth usages, terminated abusive users, and successfully troubleshoot over 90 issues with resolutions. Created and maintained a Website for Tenant Internet Services.

Data Processor

Start Date: 1992-01-01End Date: 1992-01-01

Performed Data Entry duties and trained other individuals in the use of computers and various office and business application software. 1996-1998: Designed and supported the Web site for the Center. Worked with the various departments to determine content and presentation.

Information Technology manager

Start Date: 2003-01-01End Date: 2005-01-01

Responsibilities include administration and oversight of network systems and helpdesk staff insuring adherence to DOD and DON secret/sensitive ADP/IT (Information Technology) personnel governance policy and procedures. • Responsible for network perimeter security, infrastructure installations, and system administration of common data security tools. • Support the implementation and adherence to policies and procedures that guide and support the provision of network operations and information security services. • Conducts risk assessments and risk analysis to help the organization assess level of exposure for mission and business critical systems through active network monitoring. • Administered security briefings of Information Technology Security Guidelines for all personnel as to the Department of the Navy's INFOSEC program of established policies and procedures to protect government systems, and ensure the confidentiality, integrity, availability, authenticity and non repudiation of Sensitive/Secret information. • Assured adherence of government systems to CERT, IAVA/IAVB and many other Defense Department and Department of Navy information security standards. • Maintain and supported Ethernet network infrastructure of 100mb, 1gigabyteRouters, Hubs, Bridges, Layer3 and layer2 Switches, cat5 cabling, Fiber Optic Cabling, and other Wiring.

Network Security Control Assessor - SCA

Timestamp: 2015-12-26

United States Air Force retiree with over 28 years' experience in advanced information systems management with an extensive background in information systems security, information assurance, technology insertion, network management, and IT life-cycle management services. Assesses security activities including health checks, email analysis, and protocol exploitation. Leverage vast knowledge of network defense-in-depth security principles to help customers manage security services in the areas of intrusion detection, vulnerability scanning, security incident management, and firewall management. Performs targeted research and analysis by keeping abreast of the latest vendor supported products and other technologies in order to find news related to current exploits (e.g. Information Assurance Vulnerability Alerts (IAVAs)). Developed a DoD Information Assurance (IA) workforce with a common understanding of the concepts, principles, and applications of IA for each category, specialty, level, and function to enhance protection and availability of DoD information, information systems, and networks. Security Clearance: TS/SCI Security Clearance with Full Scope Lifestyle Polygraph (Last used 01 July 2011)

Senior Wireless Network Engineer

Timestamp: 2015-10-28

Sr. Systems Engineer/Manager with over 14 years experience in Sales Engineering, Consulting, Engineering, Implementation, and Servicing of wired and wireless networks as well as IP and analog surveillance systems. Looking to relocate to South East USA.TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES

NE Systems Engineering Manager

Start Date: 2005-01-01End Date: 2007-01-01

Managed Systems Engineering Group consisting of 8-12 Engineers/Technicians ◆ Performed and setup training for team ◆ Sales support role included sales visits, design, quoting, proposal writing, selling and closing ◆ Created processes, templates for technical papers as well as office docs (quote worksheets, DR's, invoices, etc.)

Accomplished Senior Analyst and Engineer, with a strong, successful record of achievement securing Fortune 500 companies and Federal government agencies, including the Intelligence Community (IC) for more than 10 years by providing superior cyber security, cyber intelligence, information assurance, systems, and networking support for more than 10,000 domestic, international, and field-based users. Earned a Master of Science in Management Information Systems and currently completing a second graduate degree in Cyber and Information Security (MSCIS). Completed coursework for numerous security certifications.

NETWORK ANALYSIS / ENGINEERING: Supported 10,000 domestic and international users in a high-visibility role by overseeing Local Area Network (LAN) operations while leveraging problem-solving skills to maintain a trouble-free computing environment.

1 Provide mentoring to team members with trouble-shooting and ticket escalation 1 Monitoring individual team members telephone metrics, and provide mentoring to those whose metrics are not meeting the required standards 1 Responsible for forwarding Local Registration Authority (LRA) requests to DISA offices in Chambersburg, and Denver 1 Attend Customer/Network Operations leadership meetings 1 Updating processes and procedures 1 Consult with vendors to better business at both ends 1 Reset user password, help upgrade and implement software, trouble-shoot LAN/WAN/DHCP/Static IP configuration, help resolve communication problem 1 Create AI (Action Item), and work flow task and distribute to the Engineering team and make sure the AI's (Action Items) are updated periodically

IT Senior Consultant V

Start Date: 2009-03-01End Date: 2011-11-01

11/28/2011 • General Roles and Responsibilities: Perform as a senior consultant in highly specialized, leading edge information technologies and methodologies. Provide highly technical and specialized guidance concerning automated solutions to complex information processing problems. Perform elaborate analyses and studies, prepare reports and give presentations. Responsible as lead for medium to large complex projects and major phases of very large projects as defined by the government. Provide highly technical and specialized guidance and solutions to complex IT problems, perform elaborate analyses and studies. Also, manage the fact-finding, analysis and development of hypothesis/conclusions, production of final reports and delivery of presentations. Responsibilities include the ensuring that the project delivers to government expectations on time and to budget. Perform a variety of senior level engineering tasks that are broad in nature and are concerned with system design, risk reduction, implementation and integration, including personnel, hardware, software and support facilities and/or equipment. Serve as key engineering person on projects for both the customer and the project team. • Specific Roles and Responsibilities: o Served as the Technical Task Order Lead for the Crypto Management Productization Technical Task Order on the AXISS Program. Responsible for ensuring that the design, integration, testing, and deployment of standard network cryptographic equipment monitoring and management tools/applications for the enterprise network infrastructure, primarily for the WAN network boundaries. o Responsible for performing analysis of the current Crypto management and monitoring tools environment, documenting the current and future environment and requirements. o Responsible for developing the requirements and architecture for the virtualization of the crypto management tools within the NSA IT operational system. o Responsible for ensuring the completion of all agency (BAO2) documentation required to successfully support and execute the crypto monitoring and management tools task. o Responsibilities include the lead for the system security process XACTA that will lead to the Authority to Operate in the operational network. This includes all the formal security documentation that is given to the DAO. o Responsible for acquiring/developing requirements for crypt monitoring and management tools, including hardware and software requirements, and performing comprehensive analysis of alternatives where appropriate. o Also responsible for the overall crypto monitoring and management tools task and the members of the team.

Senior Engineer

Start Date: 2004-11-01End Date: 2006-10-01

I served as a SETA contractor for the ELINT Modernization Program and associated CHEWAWAY Project. This work included Milestone B system engineering development and documentation. As a team member, I contributed to the architectural analysis, data flow and requirements analysis, AoA analysis, alternative architectures, the Systems Engineering Plan, the Technology Development Plan, the Acquisition Plan, and the ICBD.

As a part of the ELINT Modernization Program, I worked on a multi-petabyte information management and storage system. I was the lead engineer for the CHEWAWAY contract for the IM&S Milestone A prototype development contract that was won by two contractors. My responsibilities included engineering analysis, architecture analysis, and system analysis of the two proposed systems. I was also responsible for the development of a final report of the Milestone A prototype.